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TUF to relieve Santos bottlenecks

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Congestion at the port of Santos could be substantially relieved within the next three years following the expansion of Terminal Marítimo d...

Cargill still against Tegram

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Unlike Bunge and Cosan, which withdrew their opposition to the auction of Brazil's Maranhão Grain Terminal (Tegram), Cargill is continuing ...

Big spend for Vale

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CVRD - or Vale as it has been rebranded - has announced a US$11B investment plan for 2008, almost 50% up on the US$7.5B being invested in 20...

CVRD no to Nacala

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Brazilian mining company CVRD, which has a concession to mine coal at Moatize in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has announced that...

Sepetiba to handle grain

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CVRD and the Rio de Janeiro Port Authority have reached an agreement whereby the iron ore terminal in the Port of Sepetiba will be adapted t...

Techint looks to grow

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Italian engineering companies have traditionally enjoyed a strong market presence in South America, and Techint Technologies, part of the It...

Mitsui eyes CVRD?

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Unconfirmed reports suggest that Mitsui & Co, Japan's second largest trading company, may buy a stake in Brazil's CVRD, the world's largest ...

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